We're all pretty familiar with ducks here in south Louisiana, whether from just running into them at the park or while driving down a country road, or hunting them in marshes during duck season. Still, it's pretty unlikely we've ever experienced a duck pulling a Santa Claus and dropping down through a chimney!

Slidell firefighters worked for two hours to remove a duck from a family's chimney,  which had to be dismantled in the process. The duck was safely extricated from the fireplace and is expected to be fit to return to the North Pole and report back to Santa.

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